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SSL, ViaSat reach settlement on dispute
Posted: Mon, Sep 8 6:03 AM ET (1003 GMT)
Space Systems Loral and ViaSat announced this weekend an out-of-court settlement to an ongoing legal dispute regarding breach of contract and patent infringement...

Falcon 9 launches AsiaSat 6
Posted: Sun, Sep 7 10:44 AM ET (1444 GMT)
For the second time in as many months, a Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched a communications satellite for an Asian company early Sunday. The Falcon...

Review approves extensions of planetary missions, but criticizes MSL
Posted: Sat, Sep 6 3:14 PM ET (1914 GMT)
A review of ongoing planetary science missions released this week recommended that all missions it considered be continued, but criticized NASA's flagship Mars rover...

China launches two satellites
Posted: Thu, Sep 4 9:40 PM ET (0140 GMT)
A Long March rocket placed two small communications satellites into orbit on Thursday. The Long March 2D rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch...

Russia seeks to accelerate work on new spaceport
Posted: Thu, Sep 4 8:03 AM ET (1203 GMT)
Russian president Vladimir Putin said this week he wants to speed up work on a new spaceport under construction in the country's Far East...

Foton returns to Earth, but geckos perish
Posted: Wed, Sep 3 2:02 PM ET (1802 GMT)
A Russian research spacecraft returned to Earth on Monday, but its most celebrated payload did not survive the trip. The Foton-M4 spacecraft, launched in...

NASA to reformat Mars rover Opportunity's memory
Posted: Wed, Sep 3 1:58 PM ET (1758 GMT)
NASA is making plans to reformat the flash memory on the rover Opportunity in response to an increasing number of computer resets the aging rover...

First SLS launch could slip to 2018
Posted: Thu, Aug 28 11:01 AM ET (1501 GMT)
NASA announced Wednesday that its Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket has passed a key review, but also said the rocket may not be ready...

SpaceX delays Falcon 9 launch to review systems
Posted: Wed, Aug 27 9:01 AM ET (1301 GMT)
SpaceX has delayed the next launch of its Falcon 9 rocket, which was scheduled for early Wednesday, by one to two weeks to review potential...

Commission established to review Soyuz launch anomaly
Posted: Tue, Aug 26 2:02 PM ET (1802 GMT)
Arianespace announced Monday that it has established an independent commission to review the anomaly with Friday's Soyuz launch that placed two Galileo navigation satellites...



news in brief
Cargo Dragon mission launches after Soyuz scrub
Posted: Sun, Mar 24 9:57 AM ET (1357 GMT)

Electron launches NRO mission
Posted: Sun, Mar 24 9:52 AM ET (1352 GMT)

China launches military weather satellites
Posted: Sun, Mar 24 9:45 AM ET (1345 GMT)

news links
Friday, March 29
Why Cislunar Security Must Be a Space Force Concern
Air and Space Forces Magazine — 7:21 am ET (1121 GMT)
Advancing in Space, China Poses Growing Threat, USSF Leaders Warn
Air and Space Forces Magazine — 7:20 am ET (1120 GMT)
Space Force Aims to Bring In Full-Time Reservists This Summer, Saltzman Says
Air and Space Forces Magazine — 7:20 am ET (1120 GMT)
Sierra Space hires Rocket Lab VP as COO
BizWest — 7:20 am ET (1120 GMT)


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